Where Was I? – Adewale Sobowale
Photo credit: Oxfam Bad, you sayCountry is!Useless, you sayLeaders are! Of course! Some questions, I have:Where was I?Where were you?Where were we? When they were stealing?When they were mobilizing?So–called thugs,Street urchins,Touts,RuffiansN’ vagabonds? Who, in turn, riggedBenefactors into powerWhere surplus is limitlessControllingMy own and your own futures! There go our destiniesWhile sayingPolitics is dirty! We are…
Change Change!! Change!!! – Adewale Sobowale
Photo credit: Vanguard The people governing us are great. In fact, their greatness is fantastic. However, Nigerians are a hard nut to crack. Whatever their rulers do to mitigate some suffering, it is viewed with suspicion. In fact, rulership is a thankless job. The removal of subsidy on premium motor spirit (PMS) is a case…
Inferior Wedding! – Adewale Sobowale
Photo credit: Vogue The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has come and gone! It was a wedding that had all the new and old monies congregating at Windsor Castle for the fairytale event. The famous and the royalty too were not left behind. However, the wedding did show how irreligious and impious the…
Plans to cut payment to Ukrainians in Ireland!
Photo credit: the Irish independent The UNHCR has made known its concerns about the the Irish Government’s recent decision to stop benefit payments to Ukrainian refugees housed in state provided accommodation. The Journal reports that the planned cuts will mean that Ukrainian refugees in state accommodation will receive a social welfare payment of 38.80 euros…
Asylum seekers pay for docs. in S.A.
Photo credit: Ground up Some asylum seekers have admitted paying for documentation in South Africa. Eye Witness News reports that the admission was made known when Special Investigating Unit officials raided some refugee centre around the country on Friday. Investigators raided the centres as part of their probe into the allegations of corruption at Home…
151 Ghanaian migrants return from Libya!
Photo credit: Adomonline.com 146 men, 5 women, and 6 children, all Ghanaians have voluntarily returned from Libya in a chartered flight. Graphic Online reports that the International Organizations for Migration and the Ghanaian government welcomed them home. The IOM commended the Ghana Health Service, Ghana Immigration Service, Ghana Police Service, National Disaster Management Organization and…